Chic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃiːk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chic is an adjective meaning Elegant, stylish.
Meaning
Elegant, stylish.
More Meanings
- (countable) A person with (a particular type of) chic.
- A kind of ritual buffoon or clown in Yucatec Maya culture.
- (chiefly uncountable) Good form; style.
Example Sentences
For Murray Marks he [Richard Norman Shaw] designed a chic Oxford Street shopfront for the display of 'pots' (1875–6), […]
Spanish Manchego cheese seems so much chicer than cheddar, but either pairs well with almonds, dried fruit, and rice crackers.
Mrs. Hominy, sir, is the lady of Major Hominy, one of our chicest spirits; and belongs Toe^([sic]) one of our most aristocratic families.
As he wisht to micks with the very chicest sosaity, and git the best of infmation about this country, Munseer Jools of coarse went and lodgd in Lester Square— […]
Word Forms
- chicer
- chicest
- chics
Synonyms for chic
Depending on context, synonyms include chichi, classy, fashionable, natty, smart, trendy.
Antonyms for chic
Common opposites include dowdy, inelegant, unchic, unfashionable, unstylish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swank, voguish, stylishness, modishness, fashionable, smartness.
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Sources & Attribution
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